Returning on a Snowy Night

Chapter 12

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He took off his coat, patted the quilt, and let out a breath, "Brother, Huan'er is sleepy again." Qi Huan took advantage of rubbing his eyes to observe Bai Lanshi quietly through his fingers.

Bai Lanshi frowned and stared at Qi Huan thoughtfully. Qi Huan suddenly broke out in cold sweat, staggered out of bed with his coat in his arms, and smiled awkwardly, "Brother, I think I should sleep in the guest room."

Bai Lanshi nodded, turned around and went out to order Rong Le to raise the charcoal basin in the guest room.

Qi Huan patted his head, why hasn't he corrected the problem of being easily carried away when he is proud.

When Bai Lanshi came back, he saw Qi Huan slapped himself on the head several times, and slightly curled his lips when he saw the stupid look, "It will only make you more stupid if you continue to shoot. I asked Rong Le to light a charcoal fire, and you will go there later."

Seeing Bai Lanshi coming back, Qi Huan quickly put away his thoughts and sat aside, not daring to say anything, for fear of revealing some flaws.

"The Minister of the Ministry of War has surrendered to His Highness." Bai Lanshi said.

Qi Huan raised his eyebrows slightly, and after thinking about it, he knew the cause and effect, "Brother is so kind to Huan'er!"

Seeing the person in front of him, Bai Lanshi pursed his lips and said, "Now we are waiting for King Heng to give us an opportunity."

The yearning that has been suppressed in my heart for several months, gushes out when I see a smile on someone's lips, and my heart beats like a drum.

A thought was about to move, and it was pressed in his throat. Qi Huan licked his lips, "Brother."

Bai Lanshi showed a slightly puzzled expression, waiting for Qi Huan's next sentence. Now that he has spoken, Qi Huan simply closed his eyes, tightly clutching the clothes under his hand, "Hug!"

Qi Huan was timid, but he was always at a loss in front of Bai Lanshi who was strategizing on the battlefield, for fear that if he made an aggressive move, he would lose the whole game.

Now I don't even have the courage to observe Bai Lanshi's expression, countless possibilities flashed through my mind instantly.

Suddenly, one hand pressed his head on the chest of the person in front of him, and the other hand gently stroked along the spine, and Bai Lanshi's clear and gentle voice came from above his head, "It's my fault, you were scared this time." .”

Qi Huan's eyes were a little wet with tears, and he raised his slightly trembling hand several times before finally deciding to hug Bai Lanshi, sobbing silently against his chest.

He was really afraid. Seeing so many corpses, he was under pressure every day. He was afraid that a wrong order would cause many people to lose their lives. With the lack of military pay, he was afraid that he would not have the ability to serve Daqi. I'm even more afraid of what will happen if I don't see Bai Lanshi himself when I come back.

These tortured the young man's mind all the time. For the first time, the young man who lived among the brocade jade bushes felt the burden of his family and country, and realized that he was no longer the child who could play pranks or play tricks.

But he had no one to tell. Fortunately, Bai Lanshi lent him his shoulder. By Bai Lanshi's side, Qi Huan could remove layers of disguise and turn back into that flawed, mischievous child. Shi's side ran amok.

What Teng Ersa said to him in the military tent flashed through Qi Huan's mind, and he couldn't help feeling a little pain in his heart, soothed his emotions, and smiled a little reluctantly, "Brother, send me back home tomorrow."

Qi Huan had a leg injury, so he sat in the carriage with Bai Lanshi. It was still snowing last night, but it stopped this morning, and small stalls came out one after another.

The carriage was covered with velvet blankets, and one of them was holding a Tang lady in his hands, and there was a small charcoal basin burning in the middle, which was extremely warm.

Qi Huan didn't return for a long time, so he looked at the street vendors through the side window, and the aroma of food wafted in through the window. Bai Lanshi slept late because of his digestion last night, and promised to send Qi Huan back to the mansion early in the morning, forced himself to wake up from sleepiness, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep in the carriage.

Qi Huan saw that all kinds of small shops were still the same as before. Don't children like these odds and ends

Suddenly a candy shop attracted Qi Huan's attention, Qi Huan smiled, patted the carriage, "Stop."

Bai Lanshi opened his eyes and saw Qi Huan looking at him with bright eyes, so he nodded, and after a while Qi Huan got into the carriage with a sugar painting with Bai Lanshi's name written on it.

Holding the sugar painting in front of Bai Lanshi, he swayed and smiled, "Brother, do you still remember this?"

Bai Lanshi raised his forehead, remembering what happened to Qi Jing before, and murmured a little incomprehensibly, "Why do you like to write my name?"

Qi Huan suppressed his smile when he heard the words, frowned and looked at Bai Lanshi, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Bai Lanshi looked at the sugar painting in Qi Huan's hand, "Last time Qi Jing also ordered a sugar painting with my name on it."

Qi Huan's expression turned pale, "My brother bought it for him."

This is an affirmative sentence. Seeing that Bai Lanshi was silent, Qi Huan's complexion became a little darker. He bit off the sugar painting viciously in two or three bites, chewing it in his mouth, and turned his face away from Bai Lanshi.

Bai Lanshi was also a little puzzled, what happened to this child, is he angry? Not so! What is he angry about

In this way, he arrived at Prince Rui's mansion in a delicate atmosphere. Seeing Qi Huan sitting in the carriage and not planning to get off, Bai Lanshi felt a slight headache and asked tentatively, "Is Your Highness angry?"

Seeing that the other party just glanced at him, Bai Lanshi held back his anger and asked, "Just because of Sugar Painting?"

How did he know that the prince's explosion was triggered, Qi Huan suddenly jumped up, knocked his head on the roof of the car, making a big commotion, Rong Le came in and saw nothing happened before leaving.

Bai Lanshi looked at Qi Huan who was squatting in the car with his head in his arms in surprise, he didn't know whether to laugh or not, he put his hands on Qi Huan's shoulders, and said carefully, "Are you all right?"

Qi Huan covered his aching head and endured the pain from friction on the inner thigh, gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay!"

After relaxing for a while, Qi Huan got up and sat on the seat, with his elbows on his knees, leaning forward slightly to approach Bai Lanshi, looking into his eyes and saying, "During the time I was away, my brother had been with Qi Jing." What!"

"It's nothing." Bai Lanshi was a little puzzled, retracted his hand, and squeezed Tang Pozi in his hand.

"Brother, just tell me, I want to know what Qi Jing did while I was away!" Qi Huan gritted his teeth and said something coquettish.

Bai Lanshi, who didn't have enough sleep, now his head really hurts, looking at Qi Huan's slightly irritable eyes, he simply closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage and said slowly, "Go to the lake, and sugar painting. .. um... probably gone."

"What do you mean should be!" Qi Huan's voice was raised in vain, and seeing Bai Lanshi squinting at him, he smiled embarrassingly, and said softly, "Brother is thinking about it!"

Bai Lanshi really thought about it seriously, and asked a little uncertainly, "Does it count if you come to the house for dinner?"

Qi Huan's face was tense, and he slowly squeezed out a word, "Forget it!!!"

Well, you Qi Jing, while I'm not hooking up with brother, I want to see if you are the best, or I am the best!

Qi Huan admitted that when he was a child, he had an inexplicable desire to possess Bai Lanshi, just like my playmates could only play with me and not be touched by others.

Qi Jing, who was honest and friendly at the time, was Qi Huan's victim. Qi Huan was really a little bully when he was a child, and he didn't have any tricks to bully others.

As time passed, no one played with this bully anymore, Qi Huan was bored but he couldn't help it, until Bai Lanshi appeared, Qi Huan found a playmate again.

But this playmate is different in that he doesn't pay attention to himself at all, and sometimes kicks his own ass. Qi Huan was very angry at first, but after a long time, he became wronged, and after a long time, he became accustomed to it.

Qi Huan domineeringly and unilaterally classified Bai Lanshi as his own property, and when Qi Jing came to look for Bai Lanshi, Qi Huan guarded against Qi Jing as if he was protecting a cub.

Qi Jing also wanted to play with Bai Lanshi, but there was Qi Huan in the middle, and he could only watch Qi Huan and Bai Lanshi from a distance. Qi Huan knew about these things.

Sometimes when Qi Jing stood closer, Qi Huan would quietly go over with Bai Lanshi on his back to let him go a little further, or quietly block Bai Lanshi's sight, so that Bai Lanshi could not see Qi Jing in the distance.

These feelings that I didn't notice when I was young, after Qi Jing asked Bai Lanshi to go to the peach forest for the first time, they sprang up uncontrollably like bamboo shoots after the spring rain.

Qi Huan, who knew it at the time, couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. It wasn't until seeing Qi Jing reaching out to pick off the petals from Bai Lan's stone hair that Qi Huan fully understood, and then the overwhelming jealousy and possessiveness washed over him. .

He tried his best to maintain a normal appearance in front of Bai Lanshi, but his heart was already turned upside down.

But Qi Huan was afraid, for some unknown reason, afraid that Bai Lanshi would know his intentions, but also afraid that he would not know. Self-contradiction has been whipping Qi Huan from time to time.

Bai Lanshi looked at Qi Huan worriedly, and changed the subject, "It's my birthday next month, are you coming?"

"Go!" Qi Huan's eyes lit up immediately, "Did brother invite Qi Jing?"

"not yet."

Qi Huan was secretly happy, coughed, pretended not to care, and said, "Brother, are you going to invite Qi Jing?"

Bai Lanshi thought for a while, "I didn't intend to do it."

"How can this be, birthday is a big deal!" Qi Huan squinted his eyes and pondered what to give to make Qi Jing quit, when he heard Bai Lanshi say, "This time the master will come, so I have no choice but to do it, otherwise the master will definitely come." Laugh at me."

When Bai Lanshi mentioned Bian Yujing, he had another headache. Seeing the vain smile on Qi Huan's face, Bai Lanshi understood, "If you give gifts, you are not allowed to enter."

"Ah!??" Qi Huan was a little puzzled, "Why didn't you accept a present on my brother's birthday?"

Bai Lanshi smiled slightly and said, "Weirdness."

Seven days later, the army returned to the capital in mighty force, and Qin Zhu returned to the mansion early to welcome Wei Wei.

Wei Wei washed up in a hurry, and returned to the palace with Meng Hong and Qi Huan with the complicated mood of having to leave despite the beauty.

Qi Huan was also happy because Bai Lanshi was the first to invite him, and went to the palace with a smile on his lips.

Sure enough, His Majesty gave a lot of rewards and praised Qi Huan, and only rewarded this son a little before finishing.

Qi Huan went to Tong Yuwan's place, Tong Yuwan was playing Go with Qi Xiaoya, seeing Qi Huan coming, Tong Yuwan put down the chessboard and looked at Qi Huan carefully.

With tears in his eyes, he touched Qi Huan's obviously rough skin and said, "It's thinner and darker, but it's also handsome, like a man."

Qi Xiaoya laughed from the side, "Brother, you judge me. When you were away, I was afraid that my mother would come to accompany you every day to coax you. It's good for you, and you will make people cry when you come back."

Tong Yuwan wiped away the tears that slid down her chin, glared at Qi Xiaoya, and said coquettishly, "Your brother just came back, so we can't stop fighting for a while."

Qi Xiaoya stuck out her tongue, indicating that she understood, then winked at Qi Huan meaningfully, Qi Huan raised his eyebrows slightly.

Tong Yuwan ordered a table of Qi Huan's favorite food, and from time to time would bring food to Qi Huan, but Qi Huan complained and refused to send it.

Qi Xiaoya said a few sour words from time to time, which made Tong Yuwan want to care about the rain and dew, and helped Tong Yuwan add some favorite food.

The cold Tai Chi Palace finally became lively, and the meal was enjoyable.

Qi Huan and Qi Xiaoya bid farewell together, the two walked on the long palace road, Qi Xiaoya looked at Qi Huan with a faint smile and said, "Brother, you have already returned to Beijing!"

Qi Huan glanced at the eccentric little girl beside him, and smiled, "Why are you still investigating your brother?"

Qi Xiaoya shrugged, "You see me as such a boring person, a sister of mine has admired brother for a long time, I heard it from her." Seeing that Qi Huan was silent, Qi Xiaoya pouted, "Brother, Did you rush back for someone!"

Qi Huan pushed Qi Xiaoya's approaching head away, and said with a smile, "What do children know?"

Unconvinced, Qi Xiaoya touched her bun, and after confirming that it was not messed up, said embarrassingly, "Let me guess!"

"Bai Lanshi!"

Seeing Qi Huan's dull moment, Qi Xiaoya knew that she had guessed right, and giggled, "This princess knows it."

Qi Huan became a little annoyed at being exposed, put his hands on his waist and looked at Qi Xiaoya, "How did you know that?"

Qi Xiaoya didn't care that her words turned her brother's heart upside down, she played with the cloak on her wrist and smiled cunningly, "Brother, I didn't mean you, you are too obvious."

The last time Qi Huan looked at Bai Lanshi's eyes at the birthday banquet, Qi Xiaoya thought that if his eyes could write, Bai Lanshi would have the word Qi Huan all over his body.

Thinking of those naked eyes, Qi Xiaoya shook her head and said in disapproval, "Brother, in my opinion, you will scare Mr. Bai like this."

Qi Huan laughed angrily, "Little girl, it's not your turn to teach brother how to chase people."

Qi Xiaoya knew that although Qi Huan was scary at times, he was very tolerant towards herself, so she rolled her eyes and said, "Men are simple-minded, brother, I'm afraid it will be too late to take down Mr. Bai with your brain." Take the long way.”

Qi Huan was said to have lost his temper, and he had never talked with anyone about the things in his heart, but Qi Xiaoya dug them out, "Tell me?"

"Say yes, brother, have you figured out what to exchange?" Qi Xiaoya smiled triumphantly.

Qi Huan thought for a while and said seriously, "If I am not with my brother in the future, I will definitely not let you go, is this okay?"

Seeing Qi Huan's serious face, Qi Xiaoya really felt that Qi Huan would do what he said, but after thinking about it, she felt aggrieved, "Why!"

"It's because you discovered my secret." Qi Huan smiled evilly, Qi Xiaoya's hair stood on end, and she just got carried away, forgetting the fact that Qi Huan is a lunatic.

These two brothers and sisters both have a problem, they get carried away when they are proud, and I am afraid that this problem cannot be corrected.

Qi Xiaoya pursed her lips, and said with extreme reluctance, "Mr. Bai is eight years older than you, and he completely treats you like a child. Why don't you use this to attack the defenseless Mr. Bai." Qi Xiaoya The more I talked, the more excited I became, "I think Mr. Bai felt a little guilty towards you when he left without saying goodbye. Brother, I might use a little bit to make Mr. Bai feel guilty towards you, and then you should be a qualified younger brother who loves to act like a baby, and then... "

Qi Huan thought it was okay at first, but he couldn't help interrupting later, "Who will be his brother!"

Qi Xiaoya shook her head and sighed, "When I saw Mr. Bai, I knew that he has no habit of breaking his sleeves, so in your situation, brother, you must be calm."

The two siblings held up their clothes and squatted at the foot of the wall, discussing how to take Bailanshi down, and there were several disputes.

Probably because Qi Xiaoya felt that Qi Huan was impulsive and rude, and Qi Huan felt that Qi Xiaoya's daughter was a jerk.

The palace people passing by didn't know the situation, thinking that the two ancestors were discussing which harem nobleman to deal with, they wanted to poke their eyes and seal their ears.

Ever since Qi Huan had his younger sister Qi Xiaoya when he was a child, relying on Tong Yuwan being the queen, he often brought Qi Xiaoya to do things in the harem. Everyone in the harem knew that as long as these two second-generation ancestors were talking quietly, it must be Plot some bad teasing.

But this time they really wronged Qi Huan and Qi Xiaoya. These two people were facing each other seriously, analyzing Bai Lanshi from all aspects.

It wasn't until the palace gate was about to be locked that the two of them finally finalized their plans, and when they got up they staggered a bit, only to realize that one of them, a princess, and a prince who had just received a reward were squatting in a corner to discuss matters.

The two looked at each other and smiled, both of them saw a trace of embarrassment in each other's eyes, and they walked out of the palace silently all the way.

When the army returned to Beijing, Ten Ersa also came to Chang'an, and was picked up by Lu Yan to Changqing House.

Seeing Bai Lanshi, who was in a much better mental state than before, Tenrsa smiled happily, "Master, I see that your health is much better than before, that's great!"

Lu Yan on the side said proudly, "That's because I took good care of it, and my senior brother thought of a good way."

Shi Langqi, who came from behind, saw his junior brother praising him, smiled and rubbed his head, Lu Yan patted Shi Langqi's hand away impatiently, "I'm not a child anymore."

Shi Langqi smiled and handed the medicine to Bai Lanshi, "Sir, medicine."

Today, when Lu Yan went to pick up Ten Ersa, he asked Shi Langqi to decoct the medicinal liquid, so that he still protected his senior brother in front of outsiders when he saw him.

Seeing the two brothers fighting, Ten Ersa couldn't help feeling emotional, "I think back then Lu Yan was still a brat, pulling us in the pavilion every day to tell Shi Langqi's bad words. Now the two don't want to get along well, hahaha .”

When Lu Yan was exposed, she couldn't help blushing, and looked up at Shi Lang, "I'm young and ignorant, don't care about me!"

Shi Langqi smiled, and took the empty jade bowl, "Yes, when will my little junior grow up!"

"Uncle Tenrsa!" A little girl in a bright red jacket rushed from outside and threw herself into Tenrsa's arms.

Teng Ersa picked up the little girl and weighed it, "Rong Le, it's a lot heavier!"

Rong Le grabbed Tenrsa's curly beard and said with a smile, "Uncle's beard is getting more and more lush."